Gebbers Farms and FirstFruits Among Firms Reporting Large WARN Layoffs
Multiple firms filed WARN notices in early October reporting thousands of job cuts, led by Gebbers Farms, Etal and FirstFruits, LLC.
Gebbers Farms, Etal and several agricultural and hospitality operators filed large WARN notices disclosing workforce reductions, according to state WARN filings reviewed by regulators.
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Gebbers Farms, Etal reported plans to cut 3,445 jobs, per a WARN filing with state regulators. The filing lists the largest single reduction among the notices and was submitted to state authorities.
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FirstFruits, LLC filed a WARN notice indicating it will trim 1,200 positions, according to a WARN filing with state regulators.
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A cluster of casino operators owned by Maverick Washington LLC filed separate WARN notices covering multiple properties. The filings show cuts at:
- Chips Casino: 131 employees (per a WARN filing with state regulators)
- Macau Casino: 106 employees (per a WARN filing with state regulators)
- Palace Casino: 15 employees (per a WARN filing with state regulators)
- Great American Casino: 133 employees (per a WARN filing with state regulators)
- All Star Casino: 159 employees (per a WARN filing with state regulators)
- Coyote Bobs Casino: 68 employees (per a WARN filing with state regulators)
- Crazy Moose Casino: 137 employees (per a WARN filing with state regulators)
- Casino Caribbean: 101 employees (per a WARN filing with state regulators)
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Food and farming sector filings include several smaller notices: National Frozen Foods Corporation reported 439 job cuts and Manson Growers LLC reported 275 cuts, both disclosed in WARN filings with state regulators. Greenridge Farming Inc filed for 193 cuts and Quincy Foods reported 65 jobs affected, each per WARN filings with state regulators.
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Additional agricultural and food-sector notices include Gebbers Farms, Etal's and other smaller growers and processors: FirstFruits, LLC (already noted) and Retail Therapy, LLC (dba Frugal Fannie's Fashion and Shoe Warehouse) reported 214 cuts, per WARN filings with state regulators.
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Administrative and service employers also filed notices. Haak Administrative Services LLC reported 110 positions affected, while Arl-La-Tex Financia Services and Hello Bello Consumer Wellness each filed notices for 81 and 67 job cuts, respectively; those figures come from WARN filings with state regulators.
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Another manufacturing/processing employer, National Frozen Foods Corporation, reported 439 layoffs in a WARN filing with state regulators. Charter Next Generation reported 56 jobs affected in its filing.
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A smaller WARN filing from Atlantic City Linen Supply LLC listed 67 jobs affected in a notice to state regulators.
Taken together, the WARN filings reviewed show a clustered set of reductions across agriculture, food processing, hospitality and services. Each company’s employee counts are reported in the state WARN filings cited above.